课时9八年级（下）Units 1-2.语法与情景对话1.2017宜昌The plane wont take off _ the thick clouds move away.Lets wait patiently for the announcement from the airport.A. since B. though C. while D.until2.2017荆州I dont know where to go this summer vacation.Why not _ visiting Jingzhou? There are many places of interest.A. regardB.considerC.wonder D. suggest3.2017铜仁I think that Jane writes as _ as Mike.So she does.A. careful B. carefully C.more careful D. more carefully4.2017西宁My parents are crazy about Running Man. How about your parents?_ my dad _ my mom likes it. They prefer The Reader.A. Neither; nor B. Both; and C. Either; or D. Not only; but also5.I think listening, speaking, reading and writing are the _ skills in English learning. A. proper B. easy C.basic D. terrible 6.She is a(n）_ girl and seldom speaks in public. A. active B. outgoing C. beautiful D. shy7.I saw the _ shines into my house when I opened the window. A. sun B. hope C. warmth D. power8.The old man holds her hands _ because this girl helped him a lot. A. slowly B. tightly C.really D.seriously9.Please help me _the bottle with water. I am busy with my work. A. rise B. cover C.push D. fill10.The _ of the article is to draw public attention to the problem.A. purpose B. object C. target D. meaning 11.According to a recent survey, _ three fifths of working mothers in China dont want to have a second child.A. mostly B. especially C. partly D. nearly12.High technology was used in EURO 2016 to _ the matches were fair enough in France.A. make up B. make sure C. come out D. come over13.May I speak to Mr. Smith?_, please. Here he comes.A. Hang out B. Pick up C. Take up D. Hold on14.Helen has got two brothers. _ of them likes chocolate, but she loves it.A. Neither B. None C. Each D. Any.完形填空My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing in the garden without shoes, and my hands were 1 from digging in the ground. As a child, I loved 2 dad around in the garden. I remembered dad loved 3 all kinds of things: potatoes, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favoritered tomatoes.As I grew into a teenager, I didnt get so excited about gardening with dad. Instead of a 4 land, the garden turned into a place I was tired of. However, dads love for gardening became stronger and stronger. After the kids had grown up and started families of their own, dad put his whole 5 into it. Even when he was badly ill, he still took care of his garden.But then, bit by bit, his 6 went down. Too tired to weed（除草）, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes. As dad became weaker and weaker, I had to 7 his gardening work. Dad died and rows of colorful vegetables were gone.For the first year after he died, I couldnt even stand looking at anyones garden, for fear that the memories would 8 me. Three years ago, I decided to run my own 9 and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, while I was gardening, something caught the corner of my eye and I couldnt help smiling. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, 10 playing in the field. 1.A. cleanB. dirtyC. busyD.smart2.A. following B.asking C.inviting D.advising3.A. growing B.selling C.drawing D.buying4.A. boring B.noisy C.fantastic D.terrible5.A. money B.heart C. study D.hand6.A. time B.memory C.health D.value7.A. take off B.take up C.take out D. take on8.A. hurt B.move C.change D.encourage9.A. house B.garden C.building D.apartment10.A. sadly B.exactly C.happily D.angrily.阅读理解 My friend Matt and I arrived at the Activity Center on Friday evening. The accommodation(住处) wasnt wonderful, but we had everything we needed(beds, blankets, food), and we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air.On Saturday morning, we met the other ten members of our group. Cameron had come along with two friends, Kevin and Simon, while sisters Carole and Lynn had come with Amanda. There were some other members I didnt know. We had come from different places and none of us knew the area.We knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors, but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing and then we changed at lunch time. Matt and I went to the caves(岩洞) first. Climbing out was harder than going in, but after a good deal of pus